The news that the garrison brigade and the 7th Brigade of Reading Power had joined forces to annihilate the enemy's 2nd Division soon spread like a hurricane throughout the land of China.

Since the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, China has been defeated in foreign wars repeatedly, losing power and humiliating the country, and humiliated to this day.

Now Zhang Xinghan and his garrison brigade were born, turning the tide in the 918 incident and supporting the building to collapse.

It is their heroic deeds that have given the Chinese people great confidence and greatly enhanced the cohesion of the Chinese nation.

For a time, Zhang Xinghan's prestige in the hearts of all the people reached a boiling state.

Many hot-blooded young people are proud of him, and they want to emulate him for the country and the nation, and protect the territory.

In China, there was no one who was most surprised by President Chiang and Zhang Shaoshuai of Beiping.

They couldn't have imagined that at this time, Zhang Xinghan would be able to create another miracle and annihilate a division of the army.

Especially Zhang Shaoshuai, at this time, he can be said to have all kinds of tastes in his heart, putting aside his personal grievances and prejudices against Zhang Xinghan, Zhang Shaoshuai even began to secretly regret that he had ordered not to resist.

I knew that he was so vulnerable, why should he be afraid of him like a tiger?

knew that Zhang Xinghan could hold Shenyang with a brigade of less than 10,000 troops, and almost wiped out the Kwantung Army one after another, so why did he give up the good foundation of the Northeast?

However, since ancient times, he has never regretted selling medicine, and Zhang Shaoshuai's non-resistance perfectly sets off Zhang Xinghan's greatness.

Some people even shouted that Zhang Xueliang was not the real Northeast Army, but the real Northeast Tiger and Wolf Division under Zhang Xinghan and the hot-blooded army.

When the Northeast Army heard this, they were all ashamed and embarrassed, and they wrote to Zhang Xueliang to ask for war, demanding that they attack Dalian Lushun, drive the Kou into the sea, wash away the shame of their non-resistance, and recover the lost territory in the Northeast.

In an instant, Zhang Xueliang was also enthusiastic, and he really had such an impulsive thought.

However, when he learned through diplomatic channels that the local government had reacted to the defeat of the Kwantung Army, this impulse and thought completely vanished.

On October 18, the 20th year of the Republic of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notice to the whole world on the Manchurian incident.

Reversing black and white, it is said that the Northeast Army deliberately provoked and sabotaged the South Manchurian Railway operated by the Kwantung Army, and the Imperial Army was forced to launch a combat operation to protect the railway.

However, the Central [***] Brigade (referring to the Zhang Xinghan Garrison Brigade) repeatedly ignored the warnings of the imperial army and killed the overseas Chinese of the Yamato nation, seriously damaging the safety of the lives and property of the overseas Chinese in the northeast.

In view of this, the base camp decided to concentrate 12 divisions and regiments to send troops to Manchuria in the name of protecting bridges and roads, and severely punish the enemy of the Yamato nation, the Northeast Bandit Army in the Shenyang area.

As soon as this announcement came out, the world was in an uproar.

Clear-sighted people naturally know that he is unwilling to suffer a big loss in Manchuria and wants to take revenge.

However, on the surface, the excuse of this large-scale increase in troops in the northeast is high-sounding, and this is the political and diplomatic need.

Upon receiving this news, the Nationalist Government immediately lodged a solemn protest and asked the League of Nations to intervene to stop the act of aggression, which was called road protection.

As a result, he was still stepping up preparations for weapons, equipment, food, and ammunition, and the 13 permanent divisions and regiments on the ground were also stepping up their expansion and rectification.

…………………… At the same time, Shenyang.

Zhang Xinghan, Huang Xiansheng, Zhao Zhenfan and others began to command the garrison brigade and the seventh brigade of Reading Li, mobilizing more than 500,000 people in Shenyang and Xinmin, and retreating in batches.

In order to ensure that more than 500,000 people would have houses to live in and food to eat after they were evacuated to Tongliao, Zhang Xinghan used the huge wealth he had copied from Zhang Shaoshuai's house and the Shenyang Bank to send troops to purchase grain and other daily necessities.

A large number of military tents hoarded in the warehouses of the Shenyang Arsenal were loaded and transported to Tongliao.

Of course, the tents hoarded in the arsenal are far from meeting the needs of more than half a million people for temporary housing.

However, this is not difficult for Zhang Xinghan, in the logistics options of war games in multi-functional watches, not only military tents can be produced, but also other logistics daily necessities.

In order to speed up the evacuation and transportation, Zhang Xinghan produced more than 100 Dodge military trucks from the watch military vehicle item to transport the machinery and equipment of the arsenal and evacuate the people.

Since October 18, the evacuation of the whole city has lasted for half a month, and the snow has begun to fall in Shenyang in November, but fortunately, at this time, most of the people in the city have been evacuated to Tongliao, and have received military tents and other daily necessities to settle down temporarily.

On November 4, Zhang Xinghan, dressed in winter clothes and wearing a plush military hat, accompanied by Huang Xiansheng and others, climbed to the head of Shenyang City at one time.

Outside the city, there was a white expanse, and the sky was still falling with snowflakes from time to time.

"Say goodbye today, don't say when you can go back to Shenyang." Huang Xiansheng looked at the familiar inside and outside of Shenyang City, and said with some sadness.

"In less than a year, we'll be back." Zhang Xinghan swore and looked at the snow scene outside the city.

"A year?" Huang Xiansheng smiled a little wistfully.

At this time, Zhao Zhenfan hurriedly walked from the city to the head of the city in a military coat.

Seeing Zhang Xinghan and Huang Xiansheng, he hurriedly beckoned: "Xinghan, Brother Alarm Bell, I'm looking for you." ”

"How's it going, the last group of people have evacuated?" Zhang Xinghan turned around and asked.

"Except for the thousands of landlords who are unwilling to evacuate with us, the last group of more than 3,000 people have all been evacuated." Zhao Zhenfan nodded and replied.

"That'll do." Zhang Xinghan nodded reassuringly: "People have their own ambitions, they are willing to stay for the little devil to be obedient to the people, and we are not reluctant, but he said don't regret it." ”

"However, Zhang Xinghan, there is a problem that we have to solve quickly." Zhao Zhenfan asked.

"What's the problem?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"According to the news from Tongliao from Tiehan and Shixian, after winter, the temperature in the Horqin grassland plummeted, and the people lacked cold charcoal, which is not sloppy, but now it is okay, once it enters the wax moon, the temperature has to be minus twenty or thirty degrees, and there is no charcoal for heating." Zhao Zhenfan said solemnly.

"I have a way to do this." Huang Xiansheng said: "Mobilize young and strong laborers to go up the mountain to cut wood, make charcoal, and use charcoal for heating. ”

"Well, that's a good idea." Zhao Zhenfan nodded when he heard this, but said again: "But I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet the regular heating needs of 500,000 people just by relying on homemade charcoal for heating, right?" ”

Zhang Xinghan pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Brother Guoping, is there a coal mine in Benxi?" ”

"Yes, Benxi not only has rich high-quality coke deposits, but also a large number of iron phosphorus and special steel, but they are all under my control, and the materials needed for our Shenyang steelmaking plant in the past were purchased from Shanxi and other places. It's a damn thing to think of this, we don't even have the right to mine our mineral deposits on our land. Zhao Zhenfan said with a look of annoyance.

"In that case, then we get the coal we need from Benxi." Zhang Xinghan's eyes revealed a terrible chill.

"You mean, send troops to Benxi? Grab the coal? Huang Xiansheng asked in surprise.

"Well, at this time, first solve the problem of the people's winter, Brother Alarm Bell, please immediately send the order down, mobilize all tanks, armored vehicles and military trucks to Shen, send troops to Benxi, and seize all the coal mines!" Zhang Xinghan commanded awe-inspiringly.

"Okay, I'll go." Huang Xiansheng nodded in response.

"Xinghan, don't you think about it again, according to the information I have gotten, the 12 divisions in Benxi may have completed the deployment and assembly, and even now they have landed in Lushun, will it be too risky for us to rashly attack Benxi?" Zhao Zhenfan reminded with some concern.

"Brother Guoping, don't worry, this time we are taking back some things that belong to us, in order to facilitate the operation, the troops all use cavalry and armored soldiers, as for the local reinforcements, it is not so fast, even if they come, we can calmly evacuate." Zhang Xinghan confidently patted Zhao Zhenfan's shoulder and said.

Zhao Zhenfan nodded, said no more, turned around and went down the city with Huang Xiansheng.

…………………… Outside the compound of the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

A sedan was parked on the street outside the headquarters compound under the front guard of two side three-wheelers and two military trucks.

On the two side three-wheeled motorcycles sat three devils, each with a crooked light machine gun.

The two military trucks at the back were loaded with dozens of heavily armed soldiers, these Kwantung Army soldiers were wearing winter military uniforms, plush military hats with covered faces, and carrying a 38 rifle with bayonets on their backs.

It didn't take long for the current commander Minamijiro to walk out with Ishihara Waner and Itagaki Seishiro in good spirits, and the driver of the sedan hurriedly got out of the car, respectfully walked to the right side of the car and opened the rear door and saluted: "Your Excellency General, please." ”

Minamijiro bent down and got into the back seat of the car, Ishihara followed suit, but Seishiro Itagaki got into the front passenger seat.

After the doors were closed, motorcycles, sedans and military trucks started one after another, slowly driving down the street in the direction of Lushun Military Port.

Sitting in the car, Nanjiro was obviously a little excited, and said to Ishihara Waner and Itagaki Seishiro: "The reinforcements from the base camp are finally here, and this time we can finally capture Shenyang, and we are ashamed." ”

"General, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." Itagaki Seishiro paused with a difficult face.

"Something to say." Minamijiro was in a good mood and said.

"According to the news from the intelligence officers of the Special High Division, almost all the civilians in Shenyang City have been evacuated, and most of Xinmin City has also been withdrawn, and I think Zhang Xinghan's garrison brigade should also evacuate Shenyang in a short time.

Today, Shenyang can be said to be an empty city. Itagaki Seishiro's tone was a little dissatisfied.

"Itagaki-kun, what do you want to say? Although bluntly stated. Sensing that Seishiro Itagaki had something to say, Minamijiro gestured with his forehead.

"General, I beg your pardon for being blunt, the base camp reinforcements have wasted too much time on the mainland, and we have lost our best fighters." Seishiro Itagaki bowed his head and said.

"This is also the War Department is also very helpless, the cabinet members headed by the Minister of the Navy have not agreed to a large-scale invasion of China, even after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already announced the dispatch of troops to Manchuria, they are trying their best to obstruct the expansion of the war against China and oppose the dispatch of troops to Manchuria, which is why it has been delayed for such a long time."

Nanjiro said this, and his voice changed: "However, now the War Department has sent us 12 active divisions, which are not only enough for us to conquer the entire Northeast, but even enough for us to capture North China."

As for the small Shenyang garrison brigade, it is no longer the ultimate strategic goal of the War Department. ”

"The General China Garrison Brigade is well-equipped, the Air Force fighters are also extremely advanced, and the threat must not be underestimated, and now the temperature in the northeast has begun to plummet, and the heavy snow is also continuing to fall, if the weather continues like this, it will bring us a lot of trouble in the next offensive operation." Itagaki Seishiro said worriedly.

"Itagaki Jun, you are too worried, 12 permanent divisions and regiments, more than 300,000 imperial soldiers, even if the difficulties are great, they can't stop the pace of my imperial army." Minamijiro said confidently.

(To be continued)